Ministry of Defence
- Date 20 September 2022
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 23: Not upheld, FOI 24: Not upheld, FOI 27: Not upheld
The complainant requested information about Deliberate Detention Operations in Afghanistan. The Ministry of Defence relied on section 23 (security bodies) or section 24 (national security) of the FOIA in the alternative in order to withhold the information as well as section 26 (defence) and 27 (international relations). The Commissioner’s decision is that the MoD has correctly relied on either section 23 or section 24 of the FOIA to withhold the information. The Commissioner is also satisfied that section 27 of FOIA is engaged and that the balance of the public interest favours maintaining this exemption. The Commissioner does not require further steps.